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HANSARD Welfare ReformWhen I fought the last election, I was honest with my electorate, telling them that we would save £12 billion from the welfare budget. Was the Minister honest with her electorate…18 Mar 2025HANSARD NHS England UpdateIt is an inescapable fact that one top-down reform is being fixed by another—one that will last about two years, according to the statement. Although I wish the reform every…13 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI will in a moment. Here we have it: a clause of direct financial interest to Labour Members. We have so far had two speakers who have both received very significant sums from the…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI completely agree with my hon. Friend. I cannot add any more to that. He has hit the nail on the head. I support amendment 291, in the name of the Opposition, which would remove…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.12 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillYes, Madam Deputy Speaker. As we all know, Members are required to draw attention to any potential conflicts of interest prior to speaking, in order to avoid any impression of,…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillThe hon. Member for Blyth and Ashington (Ian Lavery) suggested that we should have a return to secondary action. What is my hon. Friend’s view?12 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillThis is a chaotic mess of a Bill, cobbled together in 100 days to satisfy a press release. We have the unedifying spectacle of an amendment paper that is 274 pages long, as the…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI do not accept that difference. Taking advantage of people’s inattention, as this clause expressly sets out to do, is taking advantage of people for financial gain. The…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillThe intervention from the hon. Member for Birmingham Northfield (Laurence Turner) is a classic distraction technique. This Bill addresses the unions and union membership, and…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI will give way to the hon. Lady, and then I will make some progress.12 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI did not follow that, so I will just have to move on.12 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillMy hon. Friend is making a powerful point. I used to be an employer. I was an entrepreneur for about 15 years, and we employed more than 1,000 people. Does she agree that exactly…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillWhen my hon. Friend the Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton (Alison Griffiths) asked a moment ago which businesses support the Bill, the Minister mentioned the British…11 Mar 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Vessel CollisionI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. Yesterday morning, shortly before 10 am, the container ship MV Solong collided with the oil tanker MV Stena Immaculate,…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Space Industry (Indemnities) BillWhat fun we have had. We could have proper jobs, but instead we are talking about space industries and debating their importance. I recognise the ambition of the last Government;…07 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayThis is not my first International Women’s Day debate, but each one presents a fantastic opportunity to learn about the exceptional women who have made our history and to be…06 Mar 2025HANSARDCost of Rail ServicesI am very interested by that last answer, because the Government do think that nationalisation will reduce the cost of rail travel. What lessons has the Secretary of State learned…13 Feb 2025HANSARDCost of Rail ServicesThe latest experiment in nationalisation has shown in just two years that state inefficiency has pushed up costs—not reduced them—by £600 million, forcing fares to rise, alongside…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Financial EducationIt is the way he says it.06 Feb 2025